PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8115 Gatehouse Road, Suite 3300 Falls Church, Virginia August 11, Office of Facilities Planning Services

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1 Department of Facilities and Transportation Services FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBIC SCHOOS 8115 Gatehouse Road, Suite 3300 Falls Church, Virginia August 11, 2010 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: ACREAGE: TAX MAP: PROPOSA: William O Donnell Fairfax County Department of Planning & Zoning Zoning Evaluation Division Denise M. James, Director RZ/FDP 2010-HM-008, RPB&M, C 6.27 acres 17-4 ((19)) 1-4, 5A, 6A & 17-4 ((24)) 4B Rezone property from the I-4 District to the PRM District to permit a maximum of 520 mid-rise dwelling units, office, and retail uses. COMMENTS: The proposed rezoning area is within the Sunrise Valley Elementary School, angston Hughes Middle School, and South akes High School boundaries. The chart below shows the existing school capacity, enrollment, and projected six year enrollment. School Capacity Enrollment (9/30/09) Projected Enrollment Capacity Balance Projected Enrollment Capacity Balance Sunrise Valley ES Hughes MS South akes HS* Capacity and enrollment are based on the FCPS FY CIP and spring update. * South akes HS is currently going through phase-in due to boundary changes. The school capacity chart shows a snapshot in time for student enrollment and school capacity balance. Student enrollment projections are done on a six year timeframe, currently through school year and are updated annually. At this time, if development occurs within the next six years, all of the schools in the study area are projected to have a capacity deficit and the rezoning application is anticipated to contribute to this projected capacity deficit. Beyond the six year projection horizon, enrollment projections are not available. The rezoning application proposes to rezone property from the I-4 District to the PRM District to permit a maximum of 520 mid-rise dwelling units, office, and retail uses.

2 2 The chart below shows the number of projected students by school level based on the current Countywide student yield ratio. School level Existing units Current Use Student yield Midrise MF ratio Proposed Use # of units Student yield Elementary Middle High total 45 total SUMMARY: Suggested Proffer Contribution The rezoning application is anticipated to yield 45 new students. Based on the approved proffer formula guidelines, the students generated would justify a proffer contribution of $422,010 (45 students x $9,378) in order to address capital improvements for the receiving schools. It is recommended that all proffer contributions be directed to the South akes HS pyramid and/or to Cluster VIII schools that encompass this area at the time of site plan approval or building permit approval. It is also recommended that notification be given to FCPS when construction is anticipated to commence in order for FCPS to include the timely projection of students into its six year Capital Improvement Program. In addition, a proffer for an escalation condition is recommended. The suggested proffer contribution is updated on an annual basis to reflect current market conditions and the amount has decreased over the last couple of years because of the down turn in the economy and lower construction costs for FCPS. As a result, an escalation condition would allow for payment of the school proffer based on either the current suggested proffer contribution or the proffer contribution in effect at the time of development, whichever is greater. This would better reflect the per student proffer contribution at the time of development, given that in this economy, development may not immediately commence. For your reference, below is an example of an escalation condition that was included as part of an approved proffer contribution to FCPS. Future Development Impacts There is concern with future student growth in the Reston area. Hughes and South akes are the receiving schools for developments in the Reston Town Center area and ake Anne area. Both schools are projected to be over capacity and anticipated to have future student growths from zoning applications that have been approved but not yet constructed. These developments include: Reston Station at Wiehle Avenue 444 multi-family units (only impacts Hughes and South akes) Fairway Apartments 909 multi-family and 31 townhomes pending PRC plan approval inden Springs 60 multi-family units Athena Renaissance 350 multi-family units Four Seasons at Old Reston Avenue 11 multi-family units Spectrum 1,442 multi-family units Approved Comprehensive Plan changes for ake Anne area

3 3 It is noted that given the projected capacity deficits at Reston area schools and to address future transit oriented developments in the Dulles Corridor, FCPS is reviewing the need to plan for school site(s) in the Comprehensive Plan for the Reston/Dulles area. Attachment: ocator Maps cc: Stuart D. Gibson, School Board Member, Hunter Mill District Ilryong Moon, School Board Member, At-arge James. Raney, School Board Member, At-arge Martina A. Hone, School Board Member, At-arge Dean Tistadt, Chief Operating Officer, FCPS Fabio Zuluaga, Cluster VIII, Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth English, Principal, Sunrise Valley Elementary School Aimee Monticchio, Principal, angston Hughes Middle School Bruce Butler, Principal, South akes High School

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5 5 Applicant: Accepted: Proposed: Area: Rezoning Application RZ 2010-HM-008 RPB&M C AND SECTION 913, P 07/07/2010 MlXED USE DEVEOPEMENT 6.27 AC OF AND; DISTRICT - HUNTER MI Applicant: Accepted: Proposed: Area: Final Development Plan FDP 2010-HM-008 RPB & M C AND SECTION 913, P 07/07/2010 MlXED USE DEVEOPEMENT 6.27 AC OF AND; DISTRICT - HUNTER MI Zoning Dist Sect: ocated: Zoning: Overlay Dist: MapRefNum: NORTH OF ROUTE 267, SOUTH OF SUNSET HIS ROAD AND WEST OF WIEHE AVENUE FROM I- 4 TO PRM IOOOSA II 91 /0006A 1241 /0004B Zoning Dist Sect: ocated: Zoning: Overlay Dist: MapRefNum: NORTH OF ROUTE 267, SOUTH OF SUNSET HI S ROAD & WEST OF WIEHEAVENUE PRM /OOOSA 1191 /0006A /24/ /0004B 13-1 BROWNS CHAPE ) \\ ~. {~~ r ':- c\,,j 18-3 ~~, '< ~ I 1""1 6-4 / ~ > ~<.~~2 f,1 r (, /. l \,p ~ o..,, ' "' i~ ~ '<., ~ '<., I I.. ~ o~ I c?' ~ : ( ' \,. 'l ao ) I [ i ,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Feet